Legal Opinion

Jersey Ins. Co. v. Roddam

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 11, 1951No. 6 Div. 199PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*636SIMPSON, Justice.

This is an action on a policy of fire insurance wherein plaintiff, Roddann, obtained a judgment against the defendant, The Jersey Insurance Company, for damage by fire to his building. The defendant appeals from that judgment.

The policy in suit described the insured property as a “church edifice” and the endorsement on the back of the policy described it as a “church and dwelling.” In fact, however, the building sought by plaintiff to be covered by the insurance served a multiple use. Two parts of it were devoted to' an automobile garage and body shop, another smaller part…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Girard Fire Marine Ins. Co. v. GunnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  2. American Equitable Assur. Co. v. Powderly Coal & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. United States Fire Ins. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  4. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. v. SnowdenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
  5. McGough Bakeries Corporation v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. RomayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Jones v. Americar, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Sanders v. ScarveySupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Campbell v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
  5. National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970

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